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1. It¡¯s a Nike flat that actually fits nike air max 2015 womens uk sale me. Historically I¡¯ve had very little luck with Nike flats since most fit very narrow. The Streak LT2 is by no means a wide shoe, but it¡¯s wide enough, with a stretchy enough upper over the forefoot, to fit comfortably. If you¡¯ve had similar issues with fit in Nike shoes, this is one to try.
One challenge that the Boracay faces is that in my opinion it has been eclipsed by it¡¯s new sibling the Fresh Foam Zante. The Zante is one of my top shoes of 2015 so far, and it beats the Boracay in terms of fit, ride, and comfort. New Balance is pitching the Zante as the choice for more uptempo running, but its stack height is only 1mm lower in the heel and forefoot, and the heel feels softer to me which better fits my preference. If you haven¡¯t yet tried the Zante, I highly recommend it. If you prefer a firmer ride and want to try a Fresh Foam, go for the Boracay.
When it comes to choosing a running shoe, I¡¯m a firm believer in the adage that we are each individuals with our own needs, or as more eloquently stated by Burfoot in the above post (quoting George Sheehan), ¡°We¡¯re all an experiment of one.¡± Given this, I¡¯m a strong proponent of greater variation in footwear choice for people who vary widely in their footwear preferences/needs. My basic philosophy is that, to again quote Burfoot, this time from the Summer 2010 Outside Buyer¡¯s Guide, ¡°All runners Nike Air Max 360 2011 Mens Trainers uk should run in as little shoe as possible.¡± I¡¯m an advocate for minimalism, but I don¡¯t see my role being to tell anyone what they should wear (some people admittedly seem to do just fine in shoes like those pictured above). I view transitioning to minimalist shoes as one option that a runner has should they desire to try it ¨C if you are running fine in more traditional shoes it¡¯s probably best to just stick with what is working! There are certain risks involved, and transitioning to a reduced or minimalist shoe can take some time and needs to be done carefully and slowly to overcome years of acclimation to heel lifts and extensive cushioning. I can¡¯t emphasize this latter point enough.
As you are probably aware if you are a regular reader, I write a lot about running shoes here on Runblogger. I¡¯ve documented my personal journey from stability shoes to minimalism in several posts, and have come to be a firm believer that our current system of choosing shoes largely on the basis of pronation control is flawed. I have also come to believe that the lifted heel found on most modern running shoes (see example photos below) promotes an overstriding gait and a pronounce heel strike, which the scientific literature suggests is not the way humans evolved to run (see Lieberman et al., 2010 for more on this), at least under most circumstances. Whether or not this is a good, bad, or benign change is the subject of great debate right now, and clear answers remain hard to come by.
I usually aim to put about 30 miles on a shoe before writing a review. I can usually peg a shoe after 1 or 2 runs, but 30 miles gives me time to break the shoe in a bit and get a good feel for it on various types of workouts (there are times when my impression changes after a few runs ¨C the Pearl Izumi Road N1 being a good example). However, I¡¯ve been asked a bunch of times in the past few weeks if I¡¯ve tried the new Kinvara 5. The questions, particularly regarding fit, were frequent enough that I wanted to get some thoughts up as quickly as possible to point people to.
What, you might ask, is the ultimate goal or benefit of minimalist running? I would answer this very simply by saying that running in a minimalist shoe is a means to an end. The end is improved running form that will Nike Air Max 2013 Kids uk sale hopefully allow you to run efficiently and injury free throughout life. Truly minimalist shoes are intended to help you develop your form by allowing your feet and legs to work the way they were intended to without extensive cushioning and/or controlling devices. In other words, the goal is to mimic how you would run if you were barefoot ¨C shorter stride, faster cadence, midfoot/forefoot footstrike (or less pronounced heel strike). Watch the video below to see the running gait of some of the elites from the 2010 Boston Marathon as Nike Air Max 2014 Kids uk sale an example (and yes, there are some heel strikers here):
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